(1) She continued to assert that she was innocent. (2) She continued to assert her innocence. (3) ‘That is wrong, ’ he asserted.
assert [əˈsə:t] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 棱柱（体）；棱镜
n. 关心；忧虑；关心的事
vt. 断言，宣称；维护；坚持
n. 骑士，武士；爵士
(1) the yoke of imperialism (2) A pair of oxen, yoked together, was used. (3) an ox yoked to a plough
yoke [jəuk] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 诚实，正直；完整
n. 经典，经文
n. 牛轭；枷锁
n. 活力，精力，元气
(1) a steady flow of refugees from the war zone (2) political/economic refugees (3) a refugee camp
refugee [ˌrefjuˈdʒi:] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 顾客；诉讼委托人
n. 议院；公司；住宅； 家庭
n. 难民，避难者
adj. 琐碎的；微不足道的
(1) learning by analogy (2) The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump. (3) There are no analogies with any previous legal cases.
analogy [əˈnælədʒi] 📢 UK📢 US
vi. 经营，买卖
n. 人群；大量，许多；大众
vt. 养育，收养；培养，促进
n. 相似，类似；类比；类推
(1) a tangle of branches (2) Her hair was a mass of tangles. (3) His financial affairs are in a tangle.
tangle [ˈtæŋɡl] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 使缠结；使缠绕；混乱
n. 完成，结束
vt. 使聋；使听不见
vt. 使标准化
(1) It didn't take much persuasion to get her to tell us where he was. (2) After a little gentle persuasion, he agreed to come. (3) She has great powers of persuasion.
persuasion [pəˈsweiʒən] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 打碎，摔烂；冲破；使撞击；粉碎
n. 劝说，说服；信仰
n. 押金；寄存物；保证金；存款
n. 立法；法规
(1) She was tall and elegant. (2) an elegant dress (3) an elegant room/restaurant
elegant [ˈeliɡənt] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 进化；（天体的）形成；演变
adj. 渴望的
adj. 充裕的；丰富的；宽敞的
adj. （人或物）典雅的；简洁的，简练的
(1) fresh, wholesome food (2) It was clean wholesome fun. (3) ...good, wholesome fun.
wholesome [ˈhəulsəm] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 健康的；有益健康的
n. 宴会，盛宴
n. 清洁，干净
prep. 尽管；虽然
(1) a swarm of locusts (2) Old World locust that travels in vast swarms stripping large areas of vegetation. (3) This illustration shows a vertical section through the locust.
locust [ˈləʊkəst] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 许诺；使发誓；用…抵押
n. 位置，方位；姿势；社会地位；职务；形势；立场
n. 摄影
n. 蝗虫
(1) Driving with excess alcohol in the blood is a serious offence. (2) excess food is stored as fat. (3) We need a free press to curb government excesses.
excess [ˈekses] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 作为结果的，因而发生的，由此引起的
n. 补偿；补偿金
vt. 解除（婚约等）；（使）溶解；解散（团体或机构）
n. 过多，过量；无节制；（保险中的）免赔额
(1) the person with overall responsibility for the project (2) There will be winners in each of three age groups, and one overall winner . (3) an overall improvement in standards of living (= affecting everyone)
overall [ˈəuvərɔ:l] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 工作服；工装裤；罩衣
adj. 清晰的；直率的
n. 军号；喇叭
vi. 密谋，秘密策划
(1) This system is being tried out experimentally at many universities. (2) In my opinion, the curvature was determined experimentally. (3) This machine was introduced experimentally in 1960.
experimentally [ɪksˌperɪˈmentəlɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 拖，拉；传讯
n. 地产；遗产；住宅区
adv. 实验上；实验性地
n. 牛肉；牛排
(1) limestone is often used in building construction. (2) Cement is made from limestone. (3) The limestone is sufficiently fissured for tree roots to have breached the roof of the cave.
limestone [ˈlaɪmˌstəʊn] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 积极主动的；精力旺盛的；充满活力的
n. 石灰岩
n. 紧紧拥抱
vt. 使超载；使负担过重；超过负荷
(1) I bought the ring as a souvenir of Greece. (2) a souvenir shop (3) ...a souvenir of the summer of 1992.
souvenir [ˈsu:vəniə] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 纪念品
adj. 有限的；有尽的；限定的
n. 官僚主义；官僚制度
n. 下标
(1) Rabies is a viral disease usually transmitted by a bite from an infected mammal. (2) Blastocystis hominis is a unicellular protozoan commonly found in the intestinal tract of human and mammal. (3) She also refurbished the dry land mammal running most quickly speed record.
mammal [ˈmæməl] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 驳船；游艇
n. 哺乳动物
n. 蜗牛
adj. 消极的；否定的；呈阴性的；沮丧的
(1) The rift within the organization reflects the growing bitterness of the dispute. (2) There was a strain of bitterness in his voice. (3) That was the very reason why he felt a certain bitterness.
bitterness [ˈbɪtənɪs] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 魔术师；巫师；奇才
n. 宣布，宣言，公告；宣称；表白；申报
n. 苦味；悲痛
n. 宗教，教派；宗教活动
(1) We're up to our ears in work. (2) News of his affair eventually reached her ears. (3) ‘I bumped into your ex-wife last night. ’ ‘I thought I could feel my ears burning! ’
ear [iə] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 总部，总公司
n. 规定；供应；预备；赡养
n. （谷类作物的）穗；耳朵；听觉，听力
vt. 纠正，修正
(1) second-hand cars (2) a second-hand bookshop (= for selling second-hand books) (3) second-hand opinions
second-hand
📢 UK📢 US
vt. 使减至最低程度；对…轻描淡写
n. 吉他；六弦琴
n. 集会；聚会；聚集
n. 旧的，第二手的
(1) the cries of a man in torment (2) She suffered years of mental torment after her son's death. (3) The flies were a terrible torment.
torment [ˈtɔ:ment] 📢 UK📢 US
adv. 反方向地，对立地
n. 甜点
vt. 控制；给…套笼头
vt. 折磨；戏弄
(1) to underestimate the cost of the project (2) We underestimated the time it would take to get there. (3) Never underestimate your opponent.
underestimate [ˌʌndərˈestimeit] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 布道，讲道；一大通教训
n. 回复，回答，回应
n. 大使馆；大使的职务；大使馆全体成员
vt. 低估；轻视
(1) He pressed his back against the door... (2) They pressed the silver knife into the cake. (3) Drago pressed a button and the door closed...
press [pres] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 礼貌，谦恭，彬彬有礼
n. 善良，美德
v. 压，按；用力踩；用力挤压；竭力劝说
adj. 有（法律）责任的；有…倾向的
(1) He is interested in buying the club as a commercial undertaking. (2) In those days, the trip across country was a dangerous undertaking. (3) a government undertaking to spend more on education
undertaking [ˈʌndəˌteɪkɪŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 任务，事业；承诺
v. 巡逻，巡查
adj. 不朽的；流芳百世的；不死的
vi. 徘徊；犹豫不决；悬浮
(1) a pathetic and lonely old man (2) The starving children were a pathetic sight. (3) a pathetic excuse
pathetic [pəˈθetik] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 差劲的；可怜的
n. 确定；必然性；必然的事
int. 好哇；万岁
n. 轴，轴线
(1) The journey would be dangerous in the extreme. (2) extremes of cold, wind or rain (3) It's embarrassing the extremes he'll go to in order to impress his boss.
extreme [iksˈtri:m] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 对…评定；看好；把…认定为；应该得到
adj. 极其的；极端的；偏激的；末端的
n. 络腮胡子；一丝；一点儿
vt. 承担，肩负；背，扛；用肩推或挤
(1) Planes dropped supplies by parachute. (2) a parachute drop/jump (3) a parachute regiment
parachute [ˈpærəʃu:t] 📢 UK📢 US
vi. 订购，订阅；定期捐款
n. 格斗，斗争，战斗
n. 降落伞；风散种子
n. 类似，相似；相似点
(1) We outlined our proposals to the committee. (2) They saw the huge building outlined against the sky. (3) This is a brief outline of the events.
outline [ˈautlain] 📢 UK📢 US
n. （色彩的）浓淡，深浅；阴凉处；（绘画的）暗部
vi. 拍手喝采
n. 跛行
vt. 概述，概括；显示…的轮廓
(1) Shandong; floods and droughts; control measures; food production; farmland water conservancy; farmers savings; and warehouse. (2) Completion of this Administration Building will provide spaces for Central Office, warehouse, and Canteen facilities. (3) Finally, three main applications of data warehouse are depicted in detail.
warehouse [ˈwɛəhaus] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 实验，试验；实验法
n. 斜纹棉布；牛仔裤
n. 仓库，货栈
adj. 愉快的；同意的；亲切的
(1) The town lies a few kilometres inland. (2) We travelled further inland the next day. (3) inland areas
inland [ˈinlənd] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 单元；模块；组件
adj. 内陆的；内地的
n. 紫外线辐射
n. 余地；差额；页边空白；边缘
(1) The moon exerts a force on the earth that causes the tides. (2) In order to be successful he would have to exert himself. (3) He exerted all his authority to make them accept the plan.
exert [iɡˈzə:t] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 促进；使便利
n. 螺旋桨，推进器
vt. 施加（影响、压力等）；运用（权威等）；尽力；努力
n. 常去的地方
(1) She exudes sexual magnetism. (2) There was no doubting the animal magnetism of the man... (3) Later, she would describe his magnetism as irresistible.
magnetism [ˈmægnɪˌtɪzəm] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 磁性；魅力
adj. 极地的；完全相反的
adj. 狂怒的；强烈的；激烈的
vi. 登广告
(1) She uses her charm to manipulate people. (2) As a politician, he knows how to manipulate public opinion. (3) They managed to manipulate us into agreeing to help.
manipulate [məˈnipjuleit] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 操作；控制；处理
n. 犯罪；冒犯；进攻队
vt. 在…上镀锌
n. 细菌
(1) Buyers use different ruses to wring free credit out of their suppliers... (2) In this way, he hoped to put pressure on the British and thus to wring concessions from them. (3) The Government has got to get a grip. wringing its hands and saying it is a world problem just isn't good enough.
wring [riŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 解开，松开
n. 压力；气压
adv. 平坦地；均匀地；均衡地；平等的
vt. 拧，挤，扭；握紧
(1) The book is aimed principally at beginners. (2) The sell-off is aimed at repositioning the company as a publisher principally of business information. (3) Embryonic development seems to be controlled principally by a very small number of master genes.
principally [ˈprɪnsəplɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
adv. 主要地，首要地
n. 雕刻艺术；雕刻品
adv. 适度地；普通地
n. 租约，租契
(1) Good grief! What a mess! (2) Several pedestrians came to grief on the icy pavement. (3) He caused his parents a lot of grief.
grief [ɡri:f] 📢 UK📢 US
adv. 附带地；顺便提及
n. 天主教徒
n. 悲痛，悲伤
n. 耶稣
(1) Is the stairway outside the building? (2) The stone stairway was covered with lichen. (3) My next good opportunity for photographs was at the top of a stairway.
stairway [ˈsteəˌweɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 装饰的；可作装饰的
vt. 冒险；以…为赌注
n. 楼梯
n. 一阵狂风；（感情的）迸发
(1) We have a duty to uphold the law. (2) to uphold a conviction/an appeal/a complaint (3) an upholder of traditional values
uphold [ʌpˈhəuld] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 拥护；支持；维持
v. 应该，应当
n. 主因；显性 adj. 占优势的； 统治的，支配的； [生]显性的； 高耸的
adj. 瓷制的；精美的
(1) Her words impressed themselves on my memory. (2) He impressed on us the need for immediate action. (3) It impressed me that she remembered my name.
impress [imˈpres] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 外交的；讲究策略的；婉转的
n. 电线，电缆；缆绳；电报
n. 领域，范围；外省
vt. 给…深刻印象；使铭记；使…注意到
(1) a six-cylinder engine (2) a gas/oxygen cylinder (3) ...a cylinder of foam...
cylinder [ˈsilində] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 散文
n. 圆筒；圆筒状物；汽缸
n. 偏斜，偏转
vt. 赞美，恭维
(1) an annual fixture (2) Saturday's fixture against Liverpool (3) the season's fixture list
fixture [ˈfikstʃə] 📢 UK📢 US
vi. 居住；沉湎于
n. 无知，愚昧
n. 固定装置；定期存款；体育活动；常客
n. 僧侣，修道士，和尚
(1) The health of our children is being endangered by exhaust fumes. (2) That one mistake seriously endangered the future of the company. (3) The sea turtle is an endangered species (= it may soon no longer exist) .